महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-220, verse-11

देवा ऊचुः ।
ऋणिनो मानवा ब्रह्मञ्जायन्ते येन तच्छृणु ।
क्रियाभिर्ब्रह्मचर्येण प्रजया च न संशयः ॥११॥

11. devā ūcuḥ ,
ṛṇino mānavā brahmañjāyante yena tacchṛṇu ,
kriyābhirbrahmacaryeṇa prajayā ca na saṁśayaḥ.

11. devāḥ ūcuḥ ṛṇinaḥ mānavāḥ brahman jāyante yena tat
śṛṇu kriyābhiḥ brahmacaryeṇa prajayā ca na saṃśayaḥ

11. The gods said: 'O Brahmin, listen to that by which humans are born indebted. It is, without a doubt, by rituals (kriyā), by a life of Vedic study (brahmacarya), and by progeny (prajā).'

Words meanings summery:

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• ऋणिनः (ṛṇinaḥ) - indebted, debtors

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, human beings, descendants of Manu

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (addressing a specific person) (O Brahmin, O holy one)

• जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they originate

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom, for which reason

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• क्रियाभिः (kriyābhiḥ) - by actions, by rituals, by rites

• ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by a life of Vedic study (brahmacarya) (by celibacy, by religious studenthood, by Vedic study)

• प्रजया (prajayā) - by progeny, by offspring

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ऋणिनः (ṛṇinaḥ) - indebted, debtors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṇin

ṛṇin - indebted, debtor

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, human beings, descendants of Manu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, descendant of Manu

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (addressing a specific person) (O Brahmin, O holy one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin, a priest, the creator god Brahmā

जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they originate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom, for which reason

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

क्रियाभिः (kriyābhiḥ) - by actions, by rituals, by rites

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, ritual, rite, performance

ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by a life of Vedic study (brahmacarya) (by celibacy, by religious studenthood, by Vedic study)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - celibacy, religious studenthood, Vedic study, chaste living

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+carya)

• brahman – sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (neuter)
• carya – conduct, practice, course
  noun (neuter)

प्रजया (prajayā) - by progeny, by offspring

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation